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Matthew 10:9-15 Glory be to Jesus Christ! I remember my first backpacking trip very distinctly. A group of friends of mine from work had decided to go on a backpacking adventure in Jasper for a weekend. We didn’t really have any previous experience and so were confused as to what exactly to pack and how heavy our packs should be. I found out later from a book that there is no real need to pack more than a 30 lbs pack. I found that out much earlier when I was trudging around on our hike with a pack that weighed…

Matthew 9:36-10:8 Glory be to Jesus Christ! Today’s gospel is about evangelization, about mission, about spreading the good news of Jesus Christ. This is something that many Christians today take as seriously as the apostles who Jesus appointed, and rightly so: Jesus commands us in the last verses of Matthew’s Gospel to preach the good news to all nations. What is perhaps more difficult for us to accept is that preaching the good news – even if it’s as simple as trying to convince those we know and meet that our religion is a worthwhile part of our lives –…

Matthew 4:18-23 Glory be to Jesus Christ! In today's Gospel we read about the vocation of four fishermen who by answering Jesus' invitation to follow Him changed the world. It is with these four simple, hardworking men Jesus, the Incarnate Word of God, begins his earthly ministry which will crown with redemption of the whole world. These four apostles without any hesitation, questioning or doubting said 'YES' to Jesus. We read that they immediately left everything and everyone to follow Him. The important word here is "immediately." For it shows us how to properly react to God when he speaks…